Another unusual new gorgonian (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Plexauridae) from the Aleutian Islands of Alaska
An unusual new species of plexaurid octocoral, Alaskagorgia splendicitrina, is described from a specimen collected in the far west Aleutian Island Archipelago, Alaska, USA. Unusual features that separate it from its only congener include: the vibrant yellow color of the live colony and an arborescen...
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ftmagnoliapress:oai:https://mapress.com/oai/:article/25430 2023-06-11T04:03:19+02:00 Another unusual new gorgonian (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Plexauridae) from the Aleutian Islands of Alaska HORVATH, ELIZABETH A. STONE, ROBERT P. 2018-11-20 application/pdf https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4524.1.8 eng eng Mangolia Press https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4524.1.8/16740 https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4524.1.8 Copyright (c) 2018 Magnolia press Zootaxa; Vol. 4524 No. 1: 20 Nov. 2018; 112–120 1175-5334 1175-5326 10.11646/zootaxa.4524.1 Coelenterata Taxonomy new species cold-water coral subarctic Aleutian Islands info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2018 ftmagnoliapress https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4524.1 2023-05-09T17:21:21Z An unusual new species of plexaurid octocoral, Alaskagorgia splendicitrina, is described from a specimen collected in the far west Aleutian Island Archipelago, Alaska, USA. Unusual features that separate it from its only congener include: the vibrant yellow color of the live colony and an arborescent growth form with numerous coiling and twisting branches, the pale yellow color of the sclerites and the lack of small and densely warted double-headed sclerites. The new species is represented by only a single specimen despite extensive sampling in the region during the past several decades; the speculation is that it radiated from the much less explored region to the west. Article in Journal/Newspaper Aleutian Island Archipelago Subarctic Alaska Aleutian Islands Magnolia press Zootaxa 4524 1 |
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Coelenterata Taxonomy new species cold-water coral subarctic Aleutian Islands HORVATH, ELIZABETH A. STONE, ROBERT P. Another unusual new gorgonian (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Plexauridae) from the Aleutian Islands of Alaska |
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An unusual new species of plexaurid octocoral, Alaskagorgia splendicitrina, is described from a specimen collected in the far west Aleutian Island Archipelago, Alaska, USA. Unusual features that separate it from its only congener include: the vibrant yellow color of the live colony and an arborescent growth form with numerous coiling and twisting branches, the pale yellow color of the sclerites and the lack of small and densely warted double-headed sclerites. The new species is represented by only a single specimen despite extensive sampling in the region during the past several decades; the speculation is that it radiated from the much less explored region to the west. |
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Another unusual new gorgonian (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Plexauridae) from the Aleutian Islands of Alaska |
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Another unusual new gorgonian (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Plexauridae) from the Aleutian Islands of Alaska |
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Another unusual new gorgonian (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Plexauridae) from the Aleutian Islands of Alaska |
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Another unusual new gorgonian (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Plexauridae) from the Aleutian Islands of Alaska |
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Another unusual new gorgonian (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Plexauridae) from the Aleutian Islands of Alaska |
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another unusual new gorgonian (anthozoa: octocorallia: plexauridae) from the aleutian islands of alaska |
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Aleutian Island Archipelago Subarctic Alaska Aleutian Islands |
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Aleutian Island Archipelago Subarctic Alaska Aleutian Islands |
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Zootaxa; Vol. 4524 No. 1: 20 Nov. 2018; 112–120 1175-5334 1175-5326 10.11646/zootaxa.4524.1 |
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